Dagenham Heathway

A Memory of Dagenham.

I am 74 and was born at 4 Northfields gardens on may 11 1947. And remember when my nan lived at 14 Sterry road just off the Heathway She had a Dalmatian called chukie I used to go to Marino’s for sweets and mum and dad took my sister and me to jenners the clothes shop in Broadway I remember a lad called Russell Probert not sure if he lived in Sterry Road or just nearby
My dad worked at Briggs later taken over by fords
Mum and dad met on the heathway in 1937 dad was in the army mum was only 16 they married in March 1940 mum was 18
My sister was born in 1942 I was born in a1947 we moved to Harold hill in 1949
We moved with fords in 1962 to the north west and I am still here with 4 grown up children and 5 grand children
Happy days and lovely memories